Combined advertising card and mailer for currency, etc.



June 24, 1930. w. w. F. TEES 1,766,006

COMBINE? ADVERTISING CARD AND MAILER FOR CURRENCY, ETC

Filed Dec. 11, 1.928

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US-AI /4L1y JD 212 v INVENTOR.

w. F T895 ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 24, 1930 i conferr ng nnvnnirlsme CARD Am MAILER For;CURRENCY, ETQ- l llppl ieation filed December 11 1922. 'Serial 1%.325,312. r

This invention relates to an improved mailing card or device,'w-hich maybe economically constructed and'used'by" advertisers oroth'ers, andwhich may be used as adirect mailing card or L inserted-into a rstandard size ejnvelope, for the purpose. of carrying smallarticles,"such as samples, coins, 'sta1 n'ps, bills, and the like. j

The primary objectof this inventionis 6 the provision of a mailing' 1card having a flexible envelope attached thereto in a novel, economical,and eflicient relation, and by means'of which currency, tickets,samples, and othersmall articles may becarried with 1 ease and facility,and in a manner which will} insure their retention; the envelopecovering but a small portioni of the card "and leaving' the otherportion of the card free for mailing or reference data. b Other objectsand advantages of the "invention will be apparent during the course of'the' following 7 detailed description.-

In" the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, andwherein similar reference characters designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, v 1 }-Figure1 is a front elevation of theimproved'mailing card, showing the envelope attached to the card withits closure flap open ready to receive an articletherein for "mailing;

Figure 2 is ajfr'agmentary view of the card'ffshowing the envelopeattached end thereof; at the" rear of the card; ,-Fig1'1're's- 3} and 4are sectional views taken substantially" on their respective lines :inFigure 1 of the drawing. p F gure "5 is a view of theinside surfacesofthe blank from; which the envelope is 'fo'rmed, showing it "in' therelation in which it made or attached to' a mailing card. fiIn thedrawing, wherein forfthe'purpose H W of illustration is shown only'ajpreferred embodimentof this inventiomthe improved device Apiayconsistof'the card-body 10, whichispreferably ,only slightly flexible,

being iconstructed of heavy; cardboard, so that it willnot bend readily,obviously, for

' thefreasonthat the envelope ll for attachment thereto mustbemaintained in a flat i Q condition to prevent accidental: displace- Imentor destruction of the article contained therein. The card body 10 isof horizontal-t 1y elongated construction, rectangularin form, and of-asize toifit a standard venve- 1 lope On one end thereof qlit is entirelyt ached relation thereon; this envelope 11' covering slightly. less thanone-half of'the horizontal length of the mailing cardn On "blank,-for'receiving the envelope- 11 v.in atthe exposed portion-of the card10,1lat'erally of the envelope, on one or both faces, there? of, theblank spaces, or otherindicia 15 may be disposed thereonin appropriatedesignation of the name of the sender thename' of the receiver; andspaces or" line's forqre 2 marks, if desired. The card is such that it amay be readily filedand used as a reference but economical stockl' Itcomprises a body flap; 12 of rectangular form, having the side attachingflanges 13 and 14 secured'thereto. v

Aback flap'15, preferably slightly narrower than the body flap 12 issecured'along a fold- 1 ing line-"17s bothe body p closure flap 181issecured along a fold line '19 to the end of the back'flap 15, oppositethe body flap 12. 'The attaching flaps 13 and 14 are.

relatively narrow and the att'achingi'flap' 13 extends for substantiallythe entire length of the bo'dyfiap 12, being diagonallycutat 21 from thefold line li fatfari angle of about 45 in the "direction of theattaching The body flap 12 at its inserting end of the envelopeisconcavely cut at 23. The attach} the flap 13, and extends from thefreeedge fla 13, to" facilitate folding without bulk. 9

of the body flap. 12 to a location short of I the folding line 17, wherethe-said-att ach'-; ing flap 14 terminates at 25, vFrom the lo cation 25the body flapv 12 is diagonally cut at 26 from the fold line ofthelflap-l4 itowa location intersecting the fold line 17, a

short distance inwardly of the fold line 28 of the fiap lt, as can beseen from Figure of the drawing. This 'is for the purpose offacilitating'opening of the envelope with a paper cutter, to remove thecontents of the envelope, as will be subsequently describedi ;Thus,'.itis Obvious that the corner .a .transverse'cutting line 33 just short ofw 2 of the body flap '12,. at the location 26, is I cut away;-Theba'ck'flap15is of less width than the body flap 12; having one sideedge 1 '30 thereofqa'ligned with the fold line 31 of w the attachingflap13. The other edge? 32 of the back'flap extends jparallel with thefold line 28 of the adjacent attaching flap 14 of the body, extending,from the location where the sloping cut lines-26 intersect thetfoldlines 17, and terminates at and parallel with the fold line .19 of the Iclosure flap 18/ Thus, theback flap-15 has a;reetangularsectioncut fromthe side there'- of. HAt its outer portion the back flap 15,

between the line 33 and ,the fold line 19,

Y is of the same width as the body flap 12.

w The attaching flap 13; the back flap 15; and the closure flap 18are'all gummed, preferablyf entirely thereover, on the same side of. theblank. The attaching flap 14:, on

,thefother hand, is gummedon the reverse side" of the. blank from theaforementioned gummed on either side; This gumming material isdesignated by the stippling in Figure 5 and by the dot'and'dashcrosssections in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing, and it may be, of anynature suitable to, adhere Whenmoistened. n' 7Q Y Referring to the;attachment of the G envelope uponthe card, itfis to be noted that thebody flap 12, asiwellas the rear fla 15], are each of substantially thesameheigl it as the card body :10. The rear flap -15, is' 7 moistened onits gummed surface and at I tached on the rear of the card body 10, at

the end to which the envelope isto beatitache'd, in such relation thatthe side edge offthisrflap is substantially parallel and flush with theend edge of the card body 10.

Thefolding edge 19 of the closure flap 12 is'located substantially flushwith the top edge of the card body 10, so that the closure Vflap-extends above the top margin 40 of the fc'ard body 110, as sho'wnin Figure '1 of the drawing'. vThe attaching flap ltis then bent uponits foldflinej28 inwardly upon the-inner surface of the body flap 12 0fthe envelope,fand moistened on its 'gummed I surface, and the-body flap12 is then bent to overlie the front surface of the card body 10, andthe gummed surface of the attaching flap 14E adheres to the front'of thecard body 10, as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawing; The attaching fiapg 13is of course -moistened on itsgummed surface and bent onits fold line torearwardly overlie the f card body 10 and the already pasted back" flap15, being secured over the "latter, as

shown in Figure2.- This position of parts isshown in Figures 1 and 2 ofthe drawlng,

vand .elsewhere,and it is to be noted that thecut-awayrportion at thetopof the body instrument so that the article to'be slipped into theenvelope may be readily entered tlapgenables theinsertion of a finger oran d between the body flap and the card 10. "Due 'to the cutting of thelower right hand corner ofthefibodyfiap, at'the line 26, it is tobenoted that the saidlower right/hand corner of the envelope, when securedon the card 10, presents a sli-ghtopening for the admission of aninstrument, such as a paper cutter, means of whichtheenvelope may bereadily opened to remove the article whichhas been inserted therein.-This feaproved mailingrcard. a

T ture mayor maynotbea part-of'theim-c The manner in'which articlesareinserted andjmai'led will be, obviousfl ,They are slipped between-thebody flap 12 and the card 10, within theenvelope, and the closurefiap'is ofcourse moistened on'its gummed surface, and bent onits foldline to overlie the op y flap and it is pasted the to for closing theenvelo s; v a

.- It is-apparent from the foregoing that an improved envelope-mailingcard has been provided, which may be used as a postal mailing cardorifittedtinto a standard en,-

velope for conveniently and efficiently car'- rying samples,-currency,tickets, novelties, and'other' articles. Theapplication of the envelopeblank tothe stifi cardboard body is practical, and may be economicallyaccomplished 'by'm'eans of suitable machinery.

1 Various changes-in theshape, size,; and

arrangement of parts may be made to the formofinvention herein shown 1and' described, without departing from the spirit U and the back and 1closure flaps havin gummed surfaces on;the inner sides thereo '2. Ina'mailing card the combination of a horizontally elongatedcard like bodyhav- 'ing at oneend 'thereofan envelopecomprising abody flap providedwith a back at tachingvfiap folded under'the lower margin of the cardand adhered to ftherea r of the card,- the body flap having side-attaching flaps, oneside flap of which is-folded about th e dnmre hememe e here tp of the envelope being removed to provide I 'a smallopening sufficient-to insert a paper the rear of the card, and the otherside attachin flap of which is folded beneath the body ap and adhered tothe facing side of the card body, anda closure'flap secured to the cardbody and extending above the top margin thereof'for folding over uponthe body flap to close a pocket between the body flap and card body.

3. In a mailing card the combination of a horizontally elongatedcard-like body having at one end thereof an envelope comprising a bodyflap provided with a back attaching fiap folded under the lower marginof the card and adhered to the rear of the card,

the body flap having side attaching flaps,

one side flap of which is folded about the end. margin of the card andadhered to the rear of the card, the other "side attaching flap of whichis folded beneath the body flap and adhered to the facing side of thecard body, a closure flap secured to the card body and extending abovethe top margin thereof for folding over upon the body flap to close apocket between the body flap and cardbody, the lower corner of the bodyflap cutter for ripping open the'envelope upon the card body when theclosure. flap is sealed.

4. In a device of the class described a V stiff. cardboard body havingappropriate designations on a portion thereof and on the. other portionbeing provided with an article inserting envelope comprising a body flapover the front of said portion of said card body, the body flap of theenvelope having side attaching flaps, one of which is bent beneath thebody flap of the envelope and secured to the card-like body and theother attaching flap of which is bent about an end of the card andsecured in a gummed relation to the rear of the card-likebody,

said body flap having a foldable back flap at the lower edge thereoffolded about the lower edge of the card body and provided with a gummedsurface adhered to the back of the card body, the back flap having aclosure flap secured on a fold line and projecting above the top of thecard body in relation to be secured over the body flap of the envelopetoclose said envelope. 7

- WALTER TEES.

